Château GaillardTouraine-Mesland Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Touraine-Mesland Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Touraine-Mesland Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Touraine-Mesland Rouge
The Touraine-Mesland Rouge of Château Gaillard matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod), lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks or cream and tuna quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château Gaillard's Touraine-Mesland Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Biancu gentile
Structured, fat dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and preserved acidity of refined yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), candied citrus, white flowers (acacia, hawthorn), fennel and Mediterranean notes. A sunny, expressive profile. Grown on a few hectares in Corse-du-Sud, preserved by growers committed to the ampelographic heritage. Component of Vin de Corse AOC and IGP Île de Beauté. Rare native Corsican grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Touraine-Mesland Rouge from Château Gaillard are 2013, 2014
Informations about the Château Gaillard
The Château Gaillard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Touraine-Mesland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine-Mesland
AOC (1955) on six communes (Mesland, Monteaux, Onzain, Chouzy-sur-Cisse, Molineuf, Chambon-sur-Cisse) on the right bank of the Loire between Blois and Amboise: Gamay is the signature red (leading the region since 1838), blended with Cabernet Franc and Côt in juicy reds. Chenin (Pineau de Loire) as age-worthy whites with a linden profile. Gamay in rosés. Calcareous plateaux at 30–40 m overlooking the Loire, silty-sandy soils, temperate semi-oceanic climate.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Rich
Said of a complex and concentrated wine, whose power suggests a good capacity for ageing.
